Origins of the Fordham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 68North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 160East Midlands 32West Midlands 19East 486London 1205South East 448South West 42South Wales 2Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fordhams lived in london

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    2,400 Fordham Travel & migration records
    24,000 Fordhams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Fordham

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    What are the most common Fordham first names?

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    Common jobs for Fordhams

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Fordhams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    101

    Laundress

    96

    Domestic Servant

    67

    General Servant

    65

    General Servant Domestic

    64

    Commmon male occupations for Fordhams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    197

    General Labourer

    136

    Carman

    94

    Carpenter

    93

    Farm Labourer

    89

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